Loch Arthur Creamery And Cafe

And that is exactly what you get at Loch Arthur glorious food !! Firstly there is the cafe. This is spacious with an outside area. There are no pretensions about this place, it is minimalist, in a good way, plenty of spaces between tables. The staff are knowledgeable, friendly and efficient. The food is all cooked/baked on the premises and is delicious. We always try to visit the cafe whenever we are in the area and my current favourite choice for lunch is Salmon and Vegetable Quiche. And then there's the shop ! Mostly organic, with a large range of products, many of which are not readily available elsewhere. As well as vegetables, lots of which are home grown, there is a butchery counter, again selling home grown produce, and an in house bakery, fresh milk and cheeses, again many of which are home produced. In addition, there are all the other items you need on a food shop, as well as household products and alcohol. As in the shop, the staff are knowledgeable, friendly and efficient. We always enjoy our trips to Loch Arthur

Terrible service at lunchtime. We waited half and hour before we got served. It was just a bowl of soup. I could have been home and made it in that time. I noticed another couple who up and left without being served. Its not acceptable and will not visit at lunchtime again.

The owner of a property we were staying at in Southerness recommended this spot, so we gave it a try. The menu has some amazing veggie vegan dishes, and they made our coffee hot chocolate with oat milk too. The shop is amazing too, I could have spent a fortune. I'm so please we received the recomnendation as its definitely worth visiting.

The café and shop is located just off the road between Dumfries and Dalbeattie and has plenty of onsite parking. Accessibility is good for those visitors who are less able. I’m a fairly regular visitor to Dumfries and have side-tracked for lunch a couple of times this year as the food and service is reliably good. Despite the café having a fairly large open plan area it has been busy on both occasions probably testimony to its popularity even in its rural location. On a solo visit earlier this year I shared a large table with a couple of ladies, with their agreement, as there were no other available indoor options and the weather wasn‘t great outside. On that occasion I had a smoked salmon open sandwich served with salad, a flat white coffee and a piece of carrot cake all of which were delicious and cost just over £14. On a more recent visit, accompanied by my wife, we both opted for their chicken and leek pie which was served with new potatoes and vegetables £8.95). Needless to say we had to have coffee and cake as the coffee is good and there is a tempting selection of cakes on display at the counter. My wife tried an unusual combination of Banana Chocolate Chip cake £2.80) and I had Orange cake £2.60) both of which were tasty. The menu covers breakfast and lunch items with the likes of porridge, cheese omelette and French Toast featuring on the former and soup, sandwiches, burgers, macaroni, homemade pies and quiche on the latter. There is not a large selection but personally I have always found something to suit. In my experience service is with a smile and items are brought to the table in a timely fashion. In better weather there is an option to eat outside in the grounds, a popular choice especially with those accompanied by their dogs as these are not permitted in the café itself. Toilets are clean and it is worth a browse around the shop which has a good selection of organic products. Easy to recommend.

This restaurant and shop are both extremely good. We had a delicious lunch simple but made of good ingredients of soup and a sandwich. Staffed by welcoming people, in nice surroundings. The shop is brilliant and stocked with original items, some locally made. If we lived locally, we’d be back again and again!